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Neon Genesis Evangelion - Resurrection (Director's Cut, Episodes 21-23)Rating:
Release Date: 13 January, 2004 Retail Price: $29.98 OUR Price: $26.98 You SAVE: $3.00! Cast: |
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Resurrection (Director's Cut, Episodes 21-23) Reviews
This is a "best buy"... sort off
...but not because this DVD is the best around. Its the best at the moment because you get more for your money with this one than with the original 0-6 release. It holds both the original and the director cut episodes and features some extra's with regards to the (possible) upcoming Evangelion live movie as well as some audio commentary (even though I find those things awfull myself; its just people chatting while the cartoon is running, most of the times they don't even pay attention at all to what is happening).
So where money is concerned this would be your best choice at the moment. But if you simply like the series without being a "die-hard" fan then I'd advice you to steer clear of this one and get the original instead.
When watching this DVD I only used the English sub and even though it has some very nice extra's when it comes to the Director Cut episodes (the guys from SEELE really sound more creapy) it can be an annoying experience in the overall. Some of the main characters (Ikari, Ibuki and the "long haired" collegue of Huga) got totally changed voices. Although Ikari's voice isn't as annoying the others are just totally wrong choices. In some cases it really does not reflect the personage.
If you're just looking for something new on the Evangelion front then I'd really advice you to wait for the moment where the currently being released platinum collection reaches this number. Its almost as if the released movies and Director cuts were the tests for the Platinum series. Everything which the movie or director cut lacks (wrong voices, weird animation) is totally made up in the Platinum series. That is truly a "blast from the past" re-run.
Even better than before.
Evangelion fans will surely rejoice on some level that their beloved series is being somewhat redone. This is the first of two director's cuts, and the change are simply astounding.
One thing nobody's said yet is that this is actually a remaster as well. Seems ADV lifted the redone video from that Eva project in Japan that cleaned up the video and gave it a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. The colors are more vibrant, the lines more distinct, and scene changes less visually jumpy. There is no Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, however.
Not much is different in episode 21, however, things change with episode 22. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that there is an incredibly powerful new scene involving Asuka...the fact that it wasn't included in the original is apalling. The eva battle in episode 23 is COMPLETELY different then in the original, and gives loads of new insight not seen before. This newly redone battle sequence somewhat hints at what's to come in End of Evangelion.
One bad thing is that there's a redub, and while I didn't mind the fact that some actors were dropped, it does seem that nearly everyone is far less enthusiastic. You can tell that, upon listening to it, most of them are thinking "I've gotta do this again? I thought I was done with Evangelion years ago." One exception is the voice actress behind Asuka. She's actually improved since the series, and her presence is every bit as powerful and moving as it was on End of Evangelion, if not then more so. This is definately good, Asuka's new scene is, without a doubt, the most important addition to the disc.
There's an excerpt on the Eva live movie with Weta workshop, which would be some of the lads behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This would be a good thing for fans, but it ended up being more like a rude awakening. One of the men being interviewed continuously refers to the series as "Evanjellion," which makes me question just how do care about the series. A concept drawing for one of the female characters in a blue suit had the name "Ray" on it. These things and their vague explanation of what the series was about was enough to destroy whatever faith I had in the project.
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